Hide your mobile number completely?

Question

Telegram

Hello.
I do not have a smartphone, a simple dialer with buttons.
I have a computer.
I want to register in telegram.
I don't want anyone to see my phone number.
How to hide it?
Will it be possible to read public pages for programmers?
My number will not be visible?
By the way, what are good publics in telegram?

Answer 1

Privacy settings allow you to hide your number:

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Answer 2

The number is required to register an account. This can also be done from a PC
The number can be hidden in the privacy settings
You can read anything, hiding the number does not affect this